John Hoeven: “I am really pleased to cosponsor that legislation with you, Senator Smith, and I thank you for taking this initiative.”

Small drones have changed warfare, a fact we’ve seen clearly in Ukraine, the Middle East and even over our own military bases.

We appreciate their attendance at the UAS Summit, as it provides an opportunity to discover new avenues to leverage our expertise in unmanned technology to meet the defense challenges of tomorrow and keep moving the ball forward on our…

“These investments will help grow our economy, expand our technology sector and ensure more of these critical capabilities are developed and manufactured right here in North Dakota.”

Now, UND will serve as the clearinghouse for this task force, leveraging the expertise of its researchers and the capabilities of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to assess technologies that can be used to detect, protect against and…